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42nd Freedom Flyer Reunion

Col. Matthew Isler, 12th Flying Training Wing commander, (right) and retired Marine Lt. Col. Orson Swindle (left), whose F-8E aircraft was shot down over North Vietnam Nov. 11, 1966, salute the wreath at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Missing Man Monument during a wreath laying ceremony March 20 to honor prisoners of war and those missing in action. (U.S. Air Photo by Melissa Peterson)
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42nd Freedom Flyer Reunion

Phillip Jones, Vietnam combat infantry soldier, takes a closer look at the names on the POW MIA vehicle during the 42nd Freedom Flyer Reunion at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph March 20. The events honor all POWs held captive during the Vietnam War. The tradition began when members of the 560th Flying Training Squadron were given the task to retrain more than 150 POWs returning to flying status. To honor their return, their initial training included a “freedom flight.” The last group of POWs was released from captivity in North Vietnam March 1973. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Harold China)
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42nd Freedom Flyer Reunion

Retired Navy Capt. Mike McGrath, former Vietnam War POW, speaks about his experiences in captivity at the 18th Annual POW/MIA Symposium, hosted by the 560th Flying Training Squadron at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Fleenor Auditorium March 20. McGrath was shot down by enemy fire over North Vietnam June 30, 1967 flying an A-4C “Skyhawk”. He was held as a POW for almost six years until his release March 4, 1973. The annual Freedom Flyer Reunion tradition began when members of the 560th FTS were given the task to retrain more than 150 POWs returning to flying status toward the end of American involvement in the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Johnny Saldivar)
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42nd Freedom Flyer Reunion

Col. Matthew Isler, 12th Flying Training Wing commander, speaks during the wreath laying ceremony March 20 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. The annual event is held in conjunction with the 42nd Freedom Flyer Reunion which honors all POWs held captive during the Vietnam War. The tradition began when members of the 560th Flying Training Squadron were given the task to retrain more than 150 POWs returning to flying status. To honor their return, their initial training included a “freedom flight.” The last group of POWs was released from captivity in North Vietnam March 1973. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Harold China)
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42nd Freedom Flyer Reunion

Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Thomas Collins (left), former Vietnam War POW, and retired Air Force Col. Elmo Baker, former Vietnam War POW, view Collins’ Freedom Flight photo during the 560th Flying Training Squadron Artifact Dedication ceremony and open house March 20 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. The annual event, in conjunction with the 42nd Freedom Flyer Reunion and 18th Annual POW/MIA Symposium, honors all POWs held captive during the Vietnam War. The tradition began when members of the 560th Flying Training Squadron were given the task to retrain more than 150 POWs returning to flying status. Collins aircraft was shot down during a mission over North Vietnam Oct. 18, 1965, and was held captive by the North Vietnamese until his release Feb. 12, 1973. Baker’s aircraft was shot down during a mission over North Vietnam Aug. 23, 1967, and was held captive by the North Vietnamese until his release March 1973. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Johnny Saldivar)
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42nd Freedom Flyer Reunion

Retired Air Force Col. Mike Brazelton, former Vietnam War POW, and Maj. Joe Elam, 560th Flying Training Squadron evaluator pilot, display the Freedom Flight photo of the first POW Flight of Four during the 560th Flying Training Squadron Artifact Dedication ceremony and open house March 20 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. The annual event, in conjunction with the 42nd Freedom Flyer Reunion and 18th Annual POW/MIA Symposium, honors all POWs held captive during the Vietnam War. The tradition began when members of the 560th Flying Training Squadron were given the task to retrain more than 150 POWs returning to flying status. Brazelton’s aircraft was shot down during a mission over North Vietnam Aug. 7, 1966, and was held captive by the North Vietnamese until his release March 4, 1973. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Johnny Saldivar)
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435

Second Lt. Duston Obrien, 435th Fighter Training Squadron upgrade pilot, and Maj. Gavin Peterson, 435th FTS instructor pilot, perform a pre-flight check at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Sept. 3, 2015. The 435th Fighter Training Squadron conducts Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals student training in nearly 50 T-38C Talon aircraft and trains IFF instructors for Air Education and Training Command at large. The 435th FTS trains approximately 150 students annually from the United States, Iraq, Japan, Poland, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore.
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435th

Second Lt. Duston Obrien, 435th Fighter Training Squadron upgrade pilot, and Maj. Gavin Peterson, 435th FTS instructor pilot, prepare to take off in a T-38 Talon at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Sept. 3, 2015. The 435th Fighter Training Squadron conducts Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals student training in nearly 50 T-38C Talon aircraft and trains IFF instructors for Air Education and Training Command at large. The 435th FTS trains approximately 150 students annually from the United States, Iraq, Japan, Poland, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore.
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435th

Second Lt. Duston Obrien, 435th Fighter Training Squadron upgrade pilot, prepares to take off in a T-38C Talon at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Sept. 3, 2015. The 435th Fighter Training Squadron conducts Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals student training in nearly 50 T-38C Talon aircraft and trains IFF instructors for Air Education and Training Command at large. The 435th FTS trains approximately 150 students annually from the United States, Iraq, Japan, Poland, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore.
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435th

Maj. Jason Bianchi, 12th Operations Group executive officer, gives 2nd Lt. Duston Obrien, 435th Fighter Training Squadron upgrade pilot, a pre-flight briefing at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Sept. 3, 2015. The 435th Fighter Training Squadron conducts Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals student training in nearly 50 T-38C Talon aircraft and trains IFF instructors for Air Education and Training Command at large. The 435th FTS trains approximately 150 students annually from the United States, Iraq, Japan, Poland, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore.
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435th Fighter Training Squadron

Miguel Martinez, 28th Maintenance Squadron aircraft mechanic, launches a T-38C Talon at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Sept. 3, 2015. The 28th MXS launches an average of 30 aircraft every day.
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459th FTS reactivation

German air force Col. Axel Pohlmann, 80th Operations Group commander, and members of the 459th Flying Training Squadron welcome the new squadron and commander during the 459th FTS reactivation ceremony April 17. The squadron was reactivated to alleviate congestion in the 89th FTS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Harry Tonemah)
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47th MDG train to keep Laughlin safe

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – Airmen from the 47th Medical Group work fast to decontaminate a simulated patient inside the In-Place-Patient-Decontamination-Capability tent here Jan. 15. The 24-person team learned to decontaminate more than 100 people in case of a chemical, biological or radiological incident during a two-day course Jan. 21 and 22. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sara Csurilla)
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49th FTS IP turned F-22, F-35 pilot returns to Columbus AFB

Lt. Col. Dan Hingley, 33rd Fighter Wing Chief of Safety and 58th Fighter Squadron Instructor Pilot from Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, talks with Mississippi State University ROTC students Nov. 13 at Columbus AFB, Mississippi. The MSU ROTC students toured the base to learn about the operational Air Force and various careers available to them as future Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Lauren Woods)
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5 hours of work; 15 seconds of action

Airman 1st Class Shranil Kumar, 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial delivery specialist rigger, uses a video camera to film as a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III prepares to drop a cargo platform, May 4, 2016, Duke, Okla. Riggers build each platform used for loadmaster air drop training from the ground up, including packing the parachutes, securing the cargo, loading it into the aircraft and recovering it after it has landed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nathan Clark)
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502 SFS Blood Drive

Airman 1st Class Max-Eddie Ibarrientos, 59th Medical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Squadron medical lab technician, starts an I.V. on 2nd Lt. Sol Grosskopf, 502nd Air Base Wing chaplain candidate, July 9, 2015, during a blood drive at JBSA-Randolph. The blood drive was hosted by the 902nd Security Forces Squadron, and will help supply blood to San Antonio Military Medical Center and to troops deployed in combat locations.
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559th

Members of the 559th En-Route Patient Staging System work with air crew from the 172nd Airlift Wing, a C-17 Air National Guard unit from Mississippi, to prepare wounded warriors for transport July 23, 2015, at Kelly Air Field, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)
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559th

Tech. Sgt. Crystal Beckham, 559th En-Route Patient Staging System flight chief, gives the signal for wounded warriors to start being moved off a C-17 Globemaster III from Mississippi’s 172nd Airlift Wing, July 23, 2015, at Kelly Air Field, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)
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559th

Airman 1st Class Zack Tarson checks a patient’s vitals after arriving to the 559th En-Route Patient Staging System facility July 23, 2015, at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)
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559th

Airman 1st Class Megan Pollard prepares supplies for an incoming aeromedical evacuation flight at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, July 23, 2015. Pollard is part of a 12-person team assigned to the 559th En-Route Patient Staging System that serves as the Midwest aeromedical evacuation hub for wounded warriors transiting back home or here for specialty care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)
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